Platon
Boy · pla-TON · Greek
Platon is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “broad; broad-shouldered”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Platon mean?
Greek: Greek and Russian form of Plato, from platys 'broad'
“broad; broad-shouldered”
Form of Plato, the Athenian philosopher, whose name is traditionally linked to his broad build.
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- pla-TON
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Is Platon a girl's or a boy's name?
Platon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Platon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Platon, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 7 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Platon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
How popular is Platon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Platon, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Platon in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Platon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
Names like Platon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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